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Will this be the worst regular season for anyone in Mofo history?
I think LT had a winless season back in the day. Though I guess it depends on how you define it, arguably the "worst" would be the largest point differential from last to second-to-last (or compared to average).
rauldc14
12-04-23, 01:57 PM
Either way I've gone from champ to chump
Wyldesyde19
12-04-23, 02:51 PM
The real tragedy is Holden’s team. Was clearly a playoff caliber team before injuries hit him….hard. Lost Rodgers in the 2nd or 3rd play of the SEASON! Lost his #1 pick, Jefferson, for most of the season. Lost Achane until this last week. Even if his team scores well, they still lose.
I’d say Yoda is next because he, too, was decimated by injuries all year.
Wyldesyde19
12-04-23, 02:54 PM
Oh, and Parrotheads big come back from starting 1-5 to suddenly playoff bound was also pretty impressive.
Well, one more game left, and I have to win to finish the season 7-7. Opponent is a finally fully reconstructed Love Brokers who will be getting Justin Jefferson back. Even with the blight that occurred to Holdens roster he still managed more points earned this season than me, yet I have 2 more wins. I did beat him in week 3 before his injuries, but that was before Achane emerged too.
Would really like to see my roster just finally come together legitimately, and win or lose have the highest totals between our two teams match up to finish the season.
Holden Pike
12-05-23, 04:07 PM
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My crushingly horrible season continued, traveling the only direction it knows: downward. Following last week's debacle with my lowest score of the season, Week Thirteen ironically saw my highest score...and it still resulted in another loss.
Somehow despite the probable return of Justin Jefferson delayed one more excruciating week due to Minnesota's BYE my team scored seven touchdowns. Four of them came from my pair of Dolphins, Tua Tagovailoa and De'Von Achane, as Miami cut through the Commanders like melted butter. I knew that was going to be the downside of starting Tua, that the game was very likely going to get out of hand in the first half and before long he would be pulled. Plus, the RBs always get some of the scores. So even though it was a 45-15 rout, my QB "only" scored 23.20 Fantasy points. At least this week he had no turnovers. Achane got me 23.80. My goodness, if he had remained healthy, what might have been.
Indy's Michael Pittman Jr. had a hundred yards on eleven catches including the game-winning TD in overtime (22.00), Brandon Aiyuk had five catches and a TD in Frisco's revenge drubbing of Philly, but as usual the Fantasy wealth was spread too widely on the 49ers (only 13.10 for Brandon, despite the TD), and my diamond in the rough, Arizona rookie TE Trey McBride, had another eight catches and another TD beating Pittsburgh (18.90).
That was an awful lot of good coming from my team that struggled to get to 60 total points last week. But, it still wasn't enough. My other two RBs didn't do squat. Breece Hall had a typical Jets day, and one without the end zone (7.50) in the low-scoring loss to Atlanta, and poor Brian Robinson got injured pretty early into the massacre by the Dolphins, exiting with only a 5.30.
After last week's double zeros from my K and DEF I had an average output of 9.00 and 7.00, which when added to all of those TDs gave me 129.80 points! Topping my former high score of the year of 128.08 way back in Week Six. That was the last time I won a game. It would not be repeated as the Wylde Wolves got up to 135.08, largely due to Jordan Love's unexpected 29.68 in GB's upset of KC. Ugh.
Just as well. Eleventh place suits me better than having a crack at tenth. Even if Jefferson plays this week and I score 180 points my season is a bust.
rauldc14
12-05-23, 05:53 PM
My last chance at a victory is to beat Parrotheads and knock him out of the playoffs.
Wyldesyde19
12-05-23, 08:34 PM
Win, and I’m in. By virtue of being higher scoring team over anyone else finishing 7-7.
Yoda has a unique opportunity to play the spoiler against me next week.
I'm automatically rooting for you, the same way I automatically root for everyone whose point totals outpace their record. Obviously it'd be uncool of me to punt the last matchup, meaningless as it is for me, but I won't mind if you win. :up:
Obviously, with my RB2 out for weeks, my season is officially in the tank. Good luck to all that made it/will make it!
Obviously, with my RB2 out for weeks, my season is officially in the tank. Good luck to all that made it/will make it!
My RB2 has been RB1, and my RB2 has felt like a RB5 all season. I was already thinking about next year’s draft and truly don’t know how to proceed with the position at this point. I don’t see taking one in round one not named McCaffrey next year. Pretty insane what that position has become in what feels like a short period of time.
Holden Pike
12-06-23, 02:46 PM
I am going to probably eek out a win this week, then with my two stars back way too late to have done me any actual good I will dominate the consolation bracket.
King of the Losers!
Wyldesyde19
12-06-23, 03:06 PM
My RB2 has been RB1, and my RB2 has felt like a RB5 all season. I was already thinking about next year’s draft and truly don’t know how to proceed with the position at this point. I don’t see taking one in round one not named McCaffrey next year. Pretty insane what that position has become in what feels like a short period of time.
There’s been a sudden shift towards WR being the first option in the first round lately, with only a few exceptions.
CMC, as you noted, and Kelce (although I wouldn’t ever draft him first as it leaves you vulnerable in other positions).
RB is a small pool, and the good to great RB available has a small window of production. Achane may be worth a 1st round pick.
There’s a bunch of RB who split time behind more established RBs that could be more impactful n the future. Bijan Robinson, Gibbs, Spears.
There’s been a sudden shift towards WR being the first option in the first round lately, with only a few exceptions.
CMC, as you noted, and Kelce (although I wouldn’t ever draft him first as it leaves you vulnerable in other positions).
RB is a small pool, and the good to great RB available has a small window of production. Achane may be worth a 1st round pick.
There’s a bunch of RB who split time behind more established RBs that could be more impactful n the future. Bijan Robinson, Gibbs, Spears.
Maybe but so many teams seem content with splitting carries now. Or at least going like 60-40.
I hear what you are saying about WR as far as draft goes but I skew towards drafting to scarcity. Back when the trend was taking RB first two rounds I would usually grab a WR second because RB felt so much deeper. So I would love to grab the one or two guaranteed things at RB in the first. I’m just not sure there are even a couple of sure things anymore week to week. Think coaches will ever start guaranteeing touches to us fantasy folk?
Wyldesyde19
12-06-23, 03:51 PM
Maybe but so many teams seem content with splitting carries now. Or at least going like 60-40.
I hear what you are saying about WR as far as draft goes but I skew towards drafting to scarcity. Back when the trend was taking RB first two rounds I would usually grab a WR second because RB felt so much deeper. So I would love to grab the one or two guaranteed things at RB in the first. I’m just not sure there are even a couple of sure things anymore week to week. Think coaches will ever start guaranteeing touches to us fantasy folk?
You’re not wrong. Few teams split the load don’t between their RB and his backup these days.
My first few drafts were always RB-RB-WR-WR in order of draft, but last year I learned the importance of getting an established WR earlier.
Two years ago, I got lucky that Kupp fell to me in the third round. I think I grabbed Allen in the third?
It’ll be interesting how and if I change my draft process much next year.
Yeah the era of the "sure things" is over. Gone are the days of Peyton Mannings, Drew Brees, Adrian Peterson, etc... I've no idea who to target next year, but I know who not to. Honestly any set plan beforehamd will be undone, or unimpactful, especially in our league. It's a standard joke how mocks patterns are discarded when it comes time to outmaneuver each other on draft day. My plan, wait and see. Dont take any chances. Waiting and not trying to be a creative hotshot. For me it's always easier said than done. We will see.
Yeah the era of the "sure things" is over. Gone are the days of Peyton Mannings, Drew Brees, Adrian Peterson, etc... I've no idea who to target next year, but I know who not to. Honestly any set plan beforehamd will be undone, or unimpactful, especially in our league. It's a standard joke how mocks patterns are discarded when it comes time to outmaneuver each other on draft day. My plan, wait and see. Dont take any chances. Waiting and not trying to be a creative hotshot. For me it's always easier said than done. We will see.
Our league is definitely a different animal. I lost Chubb in 3 12 team leagues and this is the only one where I wasn’t able to get a decent replacement off the wire within a couple weeks. Always scraps in our league.
rauldc14
12-07-23, 06:22 AM
I'm changing my draft process next year. I'm going to draft good players.
I gotta play Gabe Davis.
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Powdered Water
12-09-23, 06:14 AM
The 4 top teams all get to take a little whack at each other this week. Thats kinda fun I reckon.
I got Gabe Davis and 3 Chiefs going at 4:25, and Ill actually be able to watch it. This game will determine alot with my match up, but pretty sure Holden will win. Breece Hall did great for Pike, I had him last year.
Oh man, Bill's defense is all over KC lol! It's gonna be a long day in Arrowhead.
Wyldesyde19
12-10-23, 05:54 PM
Yoda with a big lead. It will be up to my players from tonight’s game and tomorrows games to determine the outcome.
I hope Diggs can at least get something going today to help chop away at the deficit.
Wyldesyde19
12-10-23, 07:03 PM
Really tough break for Holden. Gets Jefferson back only to lose him again in the first quarter.
Very close game this week, with a ton of underperforming on my team from usually solid guys like Saint Brown and Goedert. In fact, if I had slotted Conklin instead of Goedert, I would have won. Not that it matters, but I like to see the season through, regardless. I think it really all comes down to Taylor being out.
Is anyone who isn't a KC fan buying any of this sour grapes?
Wyldesyde19
12-11-23, 07:08 PM
Unless I can pull off another miracle tonight, Yoda will have knocked me out of the playoff picture.
Love and Mostert would have to outscore his Miami D AND make up a near 40 point deficit.
Wyldesyde19
12-11-23, 07:08 PM
Is anyone who isn't a KC fan buying any of this sour grapes?
It was clearly offsides. They’re still sour about last weeks non call.
Watching KC clawing for opportunities just shows their decline. Buffalo was all over them right from kickoff. Maybe they'll now realize Mahomes can't do it all with just Kelce and start building and keeping talent.
Wyldesyde19
12-12-23, 01:11 AM
Oh well.
Good game, Yoda.
Onto next year.
I won?!
:kidman:
Sorry Holden, I feel your karma is saving up for a juggernaut season, hopefully soon.
Gabe Davis is available on the waiver wire.
Justin made it into the playoffs. Is this a fantasy version of the 1981 Oakland Raiders?
-cue Rocky training montage-
Justin made it into the playoffs. Is this a fantasy version of the 1981 Oakland Raiders?
-cue Rocky training montage-
The football gods continue to mess with me this year in fantasy and real life. Giving me just enough taste to feel like my teams have a chance. Here’s the playoffs, oh and here’s an all pro team in the first round. Enjoy!
Welp, that's that. Good riddance.
First, before I moan a tiny bit more, sympathies to Wylde who somehow got it even worse than I did, if not in the injury sense, at least in the points sense. He had the second-highest score in the league (!) and (narrowly) missed the playoffs, clearly because he had the highest Points Against. That's silly. Just horrible luck.
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I finished behind five people with lower point totals and ended up with the third highest Points Against, though with truly amazing timing/distribution. I had losses by 5, 4, and 3 points. Most of my best weeks happened to come against someone going off: I was 2nd and faced 1st. I was 4th and faced 2nd. I was 3rd and faced 1st (all actual examples).
And it was just so consistent: I went over two months without facing a single team having a bad week (IE: worse than 7th), and nine weeks facing only one with a score that was even below league average, something which I had to double check because it seemed so implausible.
I'm not sure if it's even possible to get rid of the format, I don't think Yahoo has an option for it, but this year we have some of our starkest examples of how random it is.
All that said, playoffs look wide open, so hopefully there'll be a lot of wild matchups and entertainment from that! :)
I've got a couple of other leagues this year and I think both teams are playoff bound, but it'll be nice to watch this one just as an observer, same way it can be nice to watch the NFL playoffs when your team is out.
rauldc14
12-12-23, 12:05 PM
I have completed the turnaround! First to worst!
And that has to be a first, no?
I have completed the turnaround! First to worst!
And that has to be a first, no?
2nd to worst you mean, the Clowns won last year.
I guess there's no consolation bracket this year?
Not that I wouldn't have kicked Gabe Davis to waivers anyway. He should beat up his offensive coordinator. At least 3 donut games this year, at least.
Parrotheads beat me out of the playoffs by 131 points. If only the Chiefs were the Chiefs this year, sigh.
rauldc14
12-12-23, 05:49 PM
2nd to worst you mean, the Clowns won last year.
I was declared the champ due to the Damar Hamlin game.
Wyldesyde19
12-12-23, 06:08 PM
I guess there's no consolation bracket this year?
Not that I wouldn't have kicked Gabe Davis to waivers anyway. He should beat up his offensive coordinator. At least 3 donut games this year, at least.
Parrotheads beat me out of the playoffs by 131 points. If only the Chiefs were the Chiefs this year, sigh.
Top two teams in the consolation bracket review byes much like the top two teams in the playoffs.
I was declared the champ due to the Damar Hamlin game.
I was gonna delete the post but since you already saw it, yeah I found out you two agreed on a playoff game matchup. Sorry, my bad.
Holden Pike
12-14-23, 09:02 AM
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I know we all suffered injuries to our potential stars, so my failings were not unique in that sense. But damn, they sure made it nearly impossible for me to get wins. Nine losses in a row. Projections are hardly reliable, but in a week where I was "favored" by over thirteen points only to lose by nineteen, that kinda sums up my season.
After weeks of waiting my first pick - the first pick off the board - Justin Jefferson returned to the Vikings' lineup, as well as mine. He caught two quick passes on three targets...and then promptly acquired a new injury and was out for the rest of the game. 3.70 points is not the return I hoped for, though it is the one I should have seen coming. Michael Pittman turned out to be my most consistent WR and he turned in another solid if unspectacular outing with 15.50 in the loss to Cincy. That gives him a 13.37 per-game average for the season, thus far. That modest number makes him my second-best. Brandon Aiyuk was much more up and down for the season, but played better in the second half leading to a 13.94 per-game average, and he damn near hit that this week with a 13.60. But neither were going to be enough to overcome Jefferson's early exit.
For a while, both this week and this season, it looked as though Breece Hall might be my savior. We will never know what might have been for my team or The Jets had Aaron Rodgers played this season, but Breece had flashes of super stardom even without anybody reliable at QB. In the surprise drubbing of Houston he managed 126 total yards and a TD (22.60). It looked like I was going to carry the week on his shoulders. Alas.
All I really needed to win this past week was for Miami not to ***** the bed. I had Tua Tagovailoa and De'Von Achane left on MNF, Tongo had Derek Henry. Of course we know what happened: The Titans and a suddenly resurgent Henry stunned Miami, whose O-Line injuries are piling up, losing their Center this time. Henry rumbled for a pair of TDs and 17.60 points while Tua and De'Von managed only 9.10 and 9.60 points in a game where The Dolphins scored 27 points. Almost unbelievable, except it has become the norm. Tua had a critical red zone fumble and was ineffective with Tyreek Hill out for stretches of the game while Mostert did all of the scoring on the ground. Ugh.
Tonight begins the Losers Bracket. Sorry, the Consolation Bracket. I face Yoda and if trends hold true I will be quickly ousted, even here. Mercifully.
Wyldesyde19
12-14-23, 11:07 PM
Wow.
Vegas up 42-0 at the half.
And Adams has yet to score.
Which sucks, because they’ll start running that ball down their throats for the second half.
Wyldesyde19
12-14-23, 11:30 PM
Never mind. Adams catches a TD thrown by Meyers of all people.
Hey Fredrick
12-15-23, 11:05 AM
According to the rules I have a top 6 team. According to the eye test I'd be lucky to have a top twelve team. 8th in points scored but a favorable second half schedule landed me in the playoffs. If I could give my spot to Wylde (talk about an unfortunate season), I still wouldn't do it, but he certainly deserves to be in the playoffs over my group of questionables. This is why I never ride or die with fantasy. Every year there's a team or two that get shafted with scheduling and there's always a team that shouldn't make the playoffs but does. If you've played this long enough it's happened to you. In another league I'm second in points but have a 6-8 record and I'm out of the playoffs. I'm not sure if I have the worst team to ever make the playoffs but it has to be close.
According to the rules I have a top 6 team. According to the eye test I'd be lucky to have a top twelve team. 8th in points scored but a favorable second half schedule landed me in the playoffs. If I could give my spot to Wylde (talk about an unfortunate season), I still wouldn't do it, but he certainly deserves to be in the playoffs over my group of questionables. This is why I never ride or die with fantasy. Every year there's a team or two that get shafted with scheduling and there's always a team that shouldn't make the playoffs but does. If you've played this long enough it's happened to you. In another league I'm second in points but have a 6-8 record and I'm out of the playoffs. I'm not sure if I have the worst team to ever make the playoffs but it has to be close.
Maybe your squad could be the 1981 Oakland Raiders. Since Justin has a Jerry Jones Fantasy team it would be more fitting for your squad. Im rooting for you, and anyone else that hasnt won.
Spaulding's reading all this right now with a maniacal laugh wringing his hands, overfull from drinking our tears this season :yup:
Wyldesyde19
12-15-23, 03:58 PM
I don’t have any complaints about how my season ended. Last year I was fortunate to make the playoffs with a very underwhelming team that only averaged 104 a game. It happens.
Can’t blame injuries really. Although losing Burrow hurt. No, My issue was depth, and a few of my players kind of disappeared for large chunks of time (Diggs lately, Pollard for about a 4 game stretch). Pierce just never seemed to build on last years momentum. Truly a disappointment. Godwin hasn’t been the same player he was two years ago.
So we have a pact not to trade first round picks to JJ next year, right?
jiraffejustin
12-17-23, 08:10 PM
So we have a pact not to trade first round picks to JJ next year, right?
No
Powdered Water
12-18-23, 10:14 AM
Looks like my team kinda went off this week. Hopefully they saved a few points for this week!
Holden Pike
12-18-23, 02:12 PM
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Thank goodness that is over. If it was a fight they would have stopped it about week twelve.
Yoda has officially bounced me even from the Consolation Bracket. Mind you it was a week where he had Chris Olave as a late scratch who got him 0.00 and even worse Bijan Robinson's microscopic total was wiped out by a lost fumble, so he actually finished with a negative score of -0.10. And yet...he still beat me by 18.58 points. Not even close. It helped that he had the Miami DEF and they were actually his top scorer with 24.00 points! That blow out against the hapless Jets sunk me as both Tua Tagovailoa and De'Von Achane on my squad were not needed much, topping out at 14.96 and 7.70 points on a day they won 30-0. Of course that also meant that poor Breece Hall on the other sideline had no chance and no Fantasy numbers, managing only 2.30. Yeah.
Justin Jefferson actually played and had a decent game with seven catches for 84 yards, but no scores. Michael Pittman was doing damn fine in his game with four catches for 78 yards before he was pulled in concussion protocol on a night where he certainly would have seen more targets in the win over Pittsburgh. Brandon Aiyuk saw all of the fun go to McCaffrey and Deebo, finishing with only three short catches even though San Fran scored 45 points. And The Commanders have been so bad of late and McLaurin so uninvolved that I sat him...so of course he promptly had his best game of the season with six catches for 141 yards and a TD (23.10) which I left on my bench along with Baker Mayfield who had one of his best games of his career with four TDs, no turnovers, and 37.04 unused Fantasy points.
What a mess. About the only thing that went right for me this season is after I traded away Mark Andrews (for Tua) and suffered through some TEs who always got me less than ten points and twice ended up with zero points, I found Arizona rookie Trey McBride on the waiver wire. But it was waaaaaay too little waaaaay too late.
My overall draft strategy wasn't as horrible as the resulting season. Taking Aaron Rodgers in the mid rounds rather than going for one of the top four or five QBs might have worked, had he not been injured ON THE THIRD PLAY OF THE SEASON. Had Jefferson stayed healthy he would have been a fine number one pick as he was averaging about 20 points per game even when Minnesota was losing. And if Rodgers had played, surely Breece Hall would have been a weapon, sometimes even an explosive one. Reaching down to take Achane was also a good instinct, and had he stayed healthy my goodness the numbers he might have put up. My biggest fault, draft wise, was relying on two Commanders, and that comes from the optimism of a fan who hoped for a much, much better season where Terry McLaurin and Brian Robinson Jr. might have had some fun and some gaudy stats. Alas.
At least it is over.
Well, so much for any 81' Oakland Raiders fairy tale ending to this season. Now it's all up to Powdered Water to win what he's never won before. Go my son, go do lots of roids, and make the miracle happen :up:
Powdered Water
12-20-23, 01:44 AM
Yeah, we'll see. My team scored an awful lot of points this week while on bye. I hope they got a little something left in the tank.
Aah poor guy, you still think this all makes sense.
The match-up of the week is......me vs rauldc14 !!!!
Lets make this interesting rauld, want to make a no-money forum wager? Like loser has to change their watchamacallit underneath their forum name to what the victor wants?
We should. In fact all of us in the consolation bracket should. Itll make it worth something to all of us pitiful wannabe bottom-feeders. :)
rauldc14
12-20-23, 05:52 PM
Aah poor guy, you still think this all makes sense.
The match-up of the week is......me vs rauldc14 !!!!
Lets make this interesting rauld, want to make a no-money forum wager? Like loser has to change their watchamacallit underneath their forum name to what the victor wants?
We should. In fact all of us in the consolation bracket should. Itll make it worth something to all of us pitiful wannabe bottom-feeders. :)
That works for me Tongo. Have a little fun with it!
That works for me Tongo. Have a little fun with it!
You da man Dustin ! :up: Dont worry I won't be a dick if I win but you know I gotta get that out from underneath your name finally, and you know why ;)
If you win, well, sigh....Ill deserve whatever you do. Over the years my behavior has been less than exemplary.
jiraffejustin
12-21-23, 09:55 PM
Kupp with two dropped touchdowns so far... I love it.
Wyldesyde19
12-21-23, 11:28 PM
Meanwhile, Yoda and I trading punches over here.
Wow! Amari Cooper completely went nuts yesterday, almost 50 points.
Merry Christmas league, yall are good eggs ;)
rauldc14
12-25-23, 03:30 PM
Wow! Amari Cooper completely went nuts yesterday, almost 50 points.
Merry Christmas league, yall are good eggs ;)
Pm me what you want my new signature to be! Nice win!
I confess it feels good to end this painful season on a high note.
Poor PW, looks like it's Adam vs the Clowns for the final. Doesn't look like if Kupp caught those 2 tds it would have made a difference for Justin. Spaulding beat me by 6 points for high score of the week too.
Wyldesyde19
12-26-23, 02:04 AM
I.
Lost.
By.
1.02 points.
🤬🤬🤬
Good game Yoda.
Am I the only person who doesn't give a fig about the consolation bracket? :laugh: I don't even allow myself to put in waiver claims during it just because I'd feel weird if I nabbed someone one of the actual playoff teams wanted (and I'd be mad if I were them and that happened).
Anyway, yay, I guess.
I had three teams this year, this one (we know how that went), another that was tied for 2nd despite losing Justin Jefferson, and a third that was just above .500 after losing Nick Chubb. Hilariously that last one's the only one still alive, but somehow they all got really slammed despite having all different first and second round picks.
Am I the only person who doesn't give a fig about the consolation bracket? :laugh: I don't even allow myself to put in waiver claims during it just because I'd feel weird if I nabbed someone one of the actual playoff teams wanted (and I'd be mad if I were them and that happened).
Anyway, yay, I guess.
I had three teams this year, this one (we know how that went), another that was tied for 2nd despite losing Justin Jefferson, and a third that was just above .500 after losing Nick Chubb. Hilariously that last one's the only one still alive, but somehow they all got really slammed despite having all different first and second round picks.
I’m with you on the consolation bracket but I usually “play it out” in competitive leagues. I feel like it does a disservice to owners who are still competing if I don’t treat the weeks as I normally would.
Yeah it's a fine line. I 100% play it out in the regular season even if my team's out, that just feels fair, for the reason you say. For consolation, less so, but I also make a point not to drop anyone too valuable that might influence the real bracket. Fine line.
I do still mostly try to set my lineup "for real" in consolation, though. But I can't always be bothered, when busy (or when managing other teams still alive) to check on those last minute game-time things, which is how I've ended up with some late inactives the last couple of weeks.
Powdered Water
12-26-23, 10:55 AM
Meh... couldn't pull off the hat trick vs Adam. It was just what I was afraid of too. Didn't save enough points from last week's bye to get thru to the final. Not having Allen was a bummer also. He was so good this year but finally got hurt at the end of the year. At least my draft strategy worked out pretty well. I am now convinced I don't know how to actually draft a competitive team and yahoo allowed me to be reasonably competitive most of the year. So, I'll most likely be auto drafting from now on. Well, good luck to the finalists and I hope you guys tie!
Hey Fredrick
12-26-23, 11:02 AM
In one of my leagues there's a $1.00 fee for all transactions. I was in the consolation bracket and a couple of my WR's were declared out Sunday morning and I didn't bother replacing them. At this point in the season who are you claiming as a free agent that's going to do anything? Still crushed it that league - ended up with 40 points. I'll probably get a little shit for not putting out a full line up but what's the point? So yeah, the consolation bracket doesn't mean a whole lot to me either.
As for this league I was soooo tempted to grab Bryce Young this week seeing as how the Packers D makes every QB look like an All Pro but, c'mon Joe, surely you can figure out a way to shut down Bryce F'n Young? Wrong! Wrong! Young puts up a season high 26 pts while my back up, Howell, managed a stellar -1.76 pts for me.
Hm. Last match-up week 17 is me vs Yoda. I...don't know, what standing in the rankings were playing for? I do know that he has the better team. I...yeah I got nothin'.
Adam vs Spaulding is like watching two teams that have both won the Super Bowl in recent memory now playing in the Super Bowl. Well, maybe Super Bowl is overshooting somewhat in describing our league championship. I was very surprised to see Spauldings only won it once. His dominance has been Yoda-like to where I thought he was a multiple champion. If I were to pick the outcome of this one I think he will be a multiple champion, but this is this season we are talking about.
I was done in this league weeks ago, but I was a real contender in my other league. I entered the playoffs with my team firing on all cylinders, coming off a 6-win streak. I then proceeded to lose every game thereafter. Bah!
Oof, Adam just lost Jacobs. Top 20 back, first missed game all season, and with a good matchup.
Meh... couldn't pull off the hat trick vs Adam. It was just what I was afraid of too. Didn't save enough points from last week's bye to get thru to the final. Not having Allen was a bummer also. He was so good this year but finally got hurt at the end of the year. At least my draft strategy worked out pretty well. I am now convinced I don't know how to actually draft a competitive team and yahoo allowed me to be reasonably competitive most of the year. So, I'll most likely be auto drafting from now on. Well, good luck to the finalists and I hope you guys tie!
Im right there with ya next year brother. I may auto draft in both leagues, I dont know, but Football for sure.
Captain Spaulding
12-30-23, 09:04 PM
Oof, Adam just lost Jacobs. Top 20 back, first missed game all season, and with a good matchup.
I haven't seen anywhere that he's officially ruled out, but he's doubtful to play. Not his first missed game of the season, however, as this will be his third missed game in a row. WhentheLe'VeonBreaks has left him in his lineup the past two weeks and still put up over 100 points, so he's plenty capable of beating me even without Jacobs. I picked up his backup, Zamir White, a couple weeks ago before the TNF game. He's had two good games in a row, so I'm leaning toward starting him in my FLEX over Metcalf, especially since Metcalf is questionable himself with a back injury.
Yeah I'm just assuming Doubtful is out, particularly this late in the week. Off the top of my head I can't remember a Doubtful designation playing.
I misread the game log re: Jacobs missing other games. Surprised Adam made his way here without him, that's pretty nuts.
Well, Lamb might've just done what Kamara did a few years ago.
Wyldesyde19
12-31-23, 02:19 PM
Just logged onto to find out Mostert is out. Great. Just great. I should have kept a better eye, but the weekend preparations and the long drive to Pennsylvania today prevented me from checking up on his status
Team explodes, 270+ combined points the last two weeks in the service of the consolation bracket. Sounds about right. :laugh:
Captain Spaulding
01-01-24, 06:03 AM
https://i.imgur.com/O6hUCEQ.jpg
Congrats Captain! :)
Also that is horrifying.
rauldc14
01-01-24, 10:05 AM
Nice work Captain!
Good job Captain. You definitely know what you're doing. :up:
I picked up his backup, Zamir White, a couple weeks ago before the TNF game. He's had two good games in a row, so I'm leaning toward starting him in my FLEX over Metcalf, especially since Metcalf is questionable himself with a back injury.
I mean, this is pretty funny:
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Yeah, it doesnt usually work out like that for me :nope:
Wyldesyde19
01-01-24, 01:08 PM
Team explodes, 270+ combined points the last two weeks in the service of the consolation bracket. Sounds about right. :laugh:
Definitely makes you wonder how things would have worked out if you hadn’t been hit so hard with injuries so early in the season. There was a stretch where you lost a starter every week, wasn’t there?
Wyldesyde19
01-01-24, 01:09 PM
https://i.imgur.com/O6hUCEQ.jpg
Congrats!
Definitely makes you wonder how things would have worked out if you hadn’t been hit so hard with injuries so early in the season. There was a stretch where you lost a starter every week, wasn’t there?
Yeah, it was just relentless, and the timing on a lot of stuff was nuts.
Your team is a big what-if, too. One of the more egregious splits between points and results we've ever seen. Quite possibly the most.
Feels like the fourth straight year I've said "this was the craziest/least predictable year yet" and I think it's been true every time. :laugh: The NFL's a bucking bronco.
Captain Spaulding
01-01-24, 07:03 PM
This was my 6th championship appearance in the last 8 years, but only my second time winning. Maybe that explains why I'm less excited about the victory rather than just relieved that I didn't lose yet another championship game.
This was an oddly stress-free year of fantasy football for me in our league. I was the highest-scoring team on the season by a decent margin, while also having the second fewest points scored against me --- quite the winning combo. I was initially worried about jiraffejustin in the semi-finals, but then Chase was ruled out early in the week and Puka Nacua doubled the total of Kamara, Kupp and Taysom Hill on TNF, leaving me a 40-point favorite. At that point I was able to just sit back and enjoy the games and not stress over whom to start. Similar situation in the championship with Jacobs being doubtful and Lamb going ballistic Saturday night, while my opponent had Gibbs significantly underperform his projections, leaving me another 40-point favorite going into Sunday.
Barkley and Fields missed a few games, but the majority of my team remained remarkably healthy this season. The only major injury I suffered was losing Mark Andrews, and even that had a silver lining, as it happened on TNF a day or two before our trade deadline, giving me just enough time to aggressively pursue a replacement. Wylde Wolves was one of the few teams with more than one good TE, and I knew he had interest in Mike Evans based on earlier trade discussions, so I offered Evans for Engram/Hopkins. It definitely felt like I was selling Evans short, but I felt that my depth was strong enough to make him expendable. At that point in time Engram was the 13th ranked TE, averaging 7.5 points a game. Since then, thanks in large part to Christian Kirk's injury opening up more targets, Engram has averaged 13.2 points a game, behind only Njoku and LaPorta.
Last year I traded Davante Adams for CeeDee Lamb before the season even began, which turned out to be a mistake. Lamb was very good, but Adams was quite a bit better, and he was a big reason why rauldc14 went on to win the championship. This year in the draft I found myself debating those same two players. Again I chose Lamb over Adams, but this time it worked out for me, as Lamb finishes the season as the #1 WR, scoring over a hundred more points than Adams this year. Puka Nacua was also a huge reason for my success, as he and teammate Kyren Williams cemented themselves as two of the greatest wire-wire adds of all-time.
I'm a fantasy football junkie, so my weekends feel strangely hollow once it's over. I love playing in this league with you guys and I look forward to defending my title in the Captain Spaulding Invitational once again next year. Thanks for another fun season.
Just wanted to note that in one of my other leagues, the champion was the 2nd-lowest scoring team. :laugh:
I did not see Houston, or anyone for that matter, scoring 45 points on Clevelands defense 😳
Captain Spaulding
01-26-24, 08:14 PM
Damn shrinkflation!
https://i.imgur.com/kNyUxPG.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/kswDPz5.jpg
(For the record, after learning about Yoda's crippling gambling debts and outstanding child support payments, I encouraged him to buy a smaller, cheaper trophy this season.)
Holden Pike
08-06-24, 04:43 PM
Just set our draft day in my other league.
Damn shrinkflation!
https://i.imgur.com/kNyUxPG.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/kswDPz5.jpg
(For the record, after learning about Yoda's crippling gambling debts and outstanding child support payments, I encouraged him to buy a smaller, cheaper trophy this season.)
Good to put a face to name!
I somehow missed seeing this earlier.
Just set our draft day in my other league.
FOOTBALL!!!! FOOTBALL !!!!
Everyone attack Yodas messagebox.
Wyldesyde19
08-06-24, 09:08 PM
Damn shrinkflation!
https://i.imgur.com/kNyUxPG.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/kswDPz5.jpg
(For the record, after learning about Yoda's crippling gambling debts and outstanding child support payments, I encouraged him to buy a smaller, cheaper trophy this season.)
You remind me of a young Dave Grohl.
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